Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-23
rn ARAB AHD HIS HORSE
wnW shs 80 eE ehs Desers Treats
- Ruees-Roosea C0apGnion.

~ nni9isy a Arab hOrse-owners
pnufw 20 keep mAres-in their opinion
~ naze that predsces q mare is q
foufsis Ct rschex-" In times Of battle
nar~ q, DC easier kept 9uiet than
hsrsex. ans, thst, to the dsellers in the
dn.Exx. i another Recommendation
indeed. are very rare; only the
msxhsser chiefs czn a4crd 10 keep one,
- the <sslIic1 11sf have many servants
- Isok alter its welfare and see that 1t
dosu rot wander a<sy and become lost.
When II Arab mare drOps her fosl
uixhry eounmOti11 70 made, N the be-
fief tia. the anlrnsl viii never stierward
- frighreaed nj hearing a noise OF any
kind- Thea G@suer the dim has eeasedD
khexe never fxza 30 be enacsed hIfle
cnrrnouy- The f1al Is transferred from
tbs arm Of the Arzs wbO carried II m
~ axus 6uris x the disturbances, to the
unster Of she tent. Who. placing the
rsgkt Dig of the mare In the mouth OF
sE~ Iuftnr uns. exE4klras IN loud voice.
ssNgv Aa4zh bless 2sG preserEe ii and
seud n good f1rzlme IN abundance, with
h<aIrk us ealsy IT. All present loin IN
makinx saHrsb2e response, usually end
- uIrh, s.Lea us all bless Allah, who
hss sszr 10 The fsrnlly another child %
Great xr-eral1u cOnzlnnes to be bestowed
uppu the foaa duEIng the first seven
wouxhs OF izs lA5e- Ii ls 1of only taught
IN suek irx nsezh.z, but is also t-ught
heu To drunk sAe z.lAk of the camel and
ths ews. 50 uhst 1T nsy SOON learn to do
wlxh1gt ia n Jther. which has to resume
vurk n speedily ~ may be- In the event
of harsey ever beeOmang scaroes or OF the
wafer zupg1y Ewmnzng sn0rt. the horse is
ahSe-hzVilx bsen we'll tERght-to take
~-pozznek-= When the foal has attained
TIE age OF about Is days nj is finally
ve.aed and severed frsm the companion
skiy Of iss nother. On which occasion
suoe other little ceremonial of simple
kind y Sndliged in-4he women OF the
ssnk znsemhae and demand the animal
sEive is unto ux." they say atit has
No other naosbex, 1T hss become an orphan
whsch Ne xkals rend and feed and Allah
VII bsem ax-" The foal Is then given
m and the women are q 60 ID as their
vurd= they feed IL with milk and dates,
Eivinx if also pieces of their bread 1t
= dogbsIeAs th<ir tender treatment
vk.eh renlsrx the animal SO doeale-so
doeiIe thzs ID can be easily handled by
the merssf ehiHd- In education pro-
eseds spAcs; each foal IL. 90 TO say, mar
ned to q ehlBd, Who rides him in search
of uznH on wzr<r- The child Is fearless
snd the boy teaches ths horse to fear no
evil. the boy In tsms becomes clever
horsenaz, while the horse grows all
dat can be wished The colt is left IN
chsrxe at tine ehIHd sill IT Is eighteen or
suenry noazhs old, vbsn its breaking
N = bexun-
TIE trxning of the colt II begun by
his bzing shAexle4 by clogs. and persons
Who have seem TINS mode of breaking
xhink 1t . really admirable system The
eEaes prevent the anaEaa trom entangling
if,ef IN the haluer or from getting into
the manager. on fru0 lying below 1t and
from . nnnnfIrm1e of bad habits which
are inelzsutzl to other moaas of training.
Ess unhl it u over tx0 years old is the
esgt ever sz2dlra or brSdled, and en-
she usnnx1 esre n taken mot to fatigne
she animal, n . preliminary to the
ns1nring Of . lll7grDwn rider. they are
krssuenrly led up and down with pack
nd1Be om th<ix hacks and a bat In their
nuushx Winch n cDvered with undressed
vuoI- At length tine uan mounts the
eaiE in order to oB@pafte its education
Befsxe II has only been alloEed 10 carry
. enid On ifs back, and nOw it is made
- feel the p0uer of . master hand-the
xrea: shlse1 in yirw beang to aecustom
de azamzl to unErldglng obedience.
Al fx9 the colt getx only light work
snd u rSaden wifhuut Epurs, and but
Efrle furce n .sea His 0wper esnters
- srsznA Among his belongings, using
f8 seBd1@ - he Passably CAM Light
enne, Iuzs 10 remind the horse that he
kzs nasaer- ImDense pains are taken
- to somt or karzss the animal, but to
uzin hiln ls tine Way Lr ~ll have to 60;
he = always nd dressed IN q gentle voiee,
.Dd no oypaGklDn ls experlenced- One
III Gf hs1EzDszs II Il ase.med of the utmost
mpurznurs he shDnld be tanght from
sAe beglnnang Sf has training, and that is
70 sssn& STONE srall whlae his rider is dis
nogr1lnx, ID mot 10 stir after he has
dnEounfea- The valne Of sneh train
Rx Wzs s4en when an Arab rider was
sast and frM frDm his hOrse-it stood
se1ll xzll ii wzs rsDOrnted- The training
- kA&8f A0-A4knkE Il DD &tu21 t1lbI A8AA ont
pexSuu nnlght Fa4e 0as OF them to market,
pnas the hrldge over the horses neck.
iss II fall To the ground. then placing a
hssck or s1D8s upon . 30 away ON bui-
nez. remain abssnt for ma hour or two
and e1zanx ha-k m the certainty of find
ing HIN coli vh<gs he had Left IL. 1t is,
of course. by the exsrrase of patisnee
and palassaking that such results are
Insured; bat them, whEt will an Arab
nef do fGr his xteeds As one of their
proverbs FAYE, The horsenan makes
sse h1rse ax the husband makes the
wlfs-" The best results ere, rs a rule,
the fswars OF the kind training
d.z<rihe3, m n tarouae the n5er sleeps
beaEe ms hurse. his bead pillowed ON
hM xhyuB1er- HORSES. like men and
vum=a. da1tr IN tnsdr 1e1npers and dis
pozlr1a1x aud senf ARE met with of such
= fsry dapoEIrlDn that they can not be
bruken In by gentle msHns- For such
N THESE, vrsrasanzn OF AN aasters kind il
made, the rl2er IN snrh n case shastisiag
hns hurss by means of large and sharp
zpUrx- w1rh whleh he inficts severe
Ewnnxdz upOn itz belly and TANKS.
Frum tnslr elraiest years Arab horses
are fed wath zuneh cure and discrImina-
s5Ss. s5elr fpoa h'tang m aeeurdancewith
thezr ags, Temperament and work A
mas been stated, theA Arab horse is taught
TO drnnk the znllk sf the camel and the
ewe a milk dls1 is greatly approved of,
s.nrzRze 0xnfry of the horses think that
Il N gDDd fr the health Of the animal
and Strengthens without fattenlng it.
Canals nllk n also ssld to be imbued
uith uhs power of innpartdng speed of
Enb 10 thnss who drink ii, whether man
% h1rse- Another point connected with
rhe feed cd n hnrse I'm ths desert ought
30 be a5Ha by tnainars at home, that
n. tshEz the znamal kbonld be made to
eat har5ey- Had npt seem the mare
pru1nre the Soaa / should have said 1t
1ns the h,Arlsy," rs an Arab saying.
An1shsr Saying is. "Mhen You purchase
. h1rxe sssa hmm with barley till you
xnsw tine uoeas1r0 of his stomaeh-a